The Shortwave Report 08/01/14 Listen Globally!

A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Radio Havana Cuba, NHK World Radio Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and The Voice Of Russia.

This week's show features stories from Radio Havana Cuba, NHK World Radio Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and The Voice Of Russia.
From CUBA- There is a new sustainable agricultural program underway in Cuba, funded by European NGOs, to develop certified organic farming. Civil organizations have demanded that El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras make a commitment to children who have migrated to the US. Brazilian President Rousseff joined many other Latin American nations calling for a halt to what she termed a massacre in Palestine. US Senator Harry Reid says Israel urgently needs more financial aid from the US for its offensive against Palestine.
From JAPAN- The US Defense Department confirmed that it replenished Israeli ammunition last week. The leader of a pro-Russian militant group in eastern Ukraine denies possessing the surface to air missile launcher that allegedly shot down a Malaysian passenger jet last week. The Russian foreign ministry has condemned the US and EU for fresh sanctions in retribution for the Ukrainian crisis. The operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant has begun putting ice into underground tunnels to try to freeze leaking radioactive water before it reaches the Pacific Ocean. NHK Radio discovered that the Japanese government offered Fukushima prefecture billions in development money if they would store the highly radioactive waste in new temporary storage facilities. A prosecution panel has decided that 3 former executives at Fukushima should be indicted for their handling of the nuclear disaster.
From GERMANY- Several updates on the war in Palestine including the loss of electricity and how that affects the hospitals, and the UN condemnation of deadly missile attacks on their school housing war refugees. Argentina faced an economic default after talks with hedge fund creditors failed on Wednesday. There have been 4 cases of female suicide bombers in Nigeria in 5 days. Ukrainian government forces continued attacks on separatists in the east, making it impossible for investigators to reach the Malaysian jet crash site. Moscow dismissed the new US/EU sanctions.
From RUSSIA- An analysis of the effects that the new US/EU sanctions will have on Russia, and in turn on the US and the EU, while not resolving the bloodshed in Ukraine.

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